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Parliament has lodged an urgent application to the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) to ask for another extension for the finalisation of the Electoral Amendment Bill, until February next year.

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The deadline set by the court to have the Bill finalised is Saturday, December 10th. An extension is requestedon issues such as the number of signatures for independents and parties, as well as the establishment of a panel to look at broader electoral reform. In October, Non-Government Organisation the Rivonia Circle echoed other civil organisations who were contesting the controversial Electoral Amendment Bill, saying the bill in its current form remains unconstitutional and must be challenged.

 

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